TMD - Diagnostic Classification Flashcards
How can common causes TMD issues be split?
Musculature
Articular disc - disc disorder
Mixed diagnosis
What is TMD disorder defined as?
Collective term for number clinical problems involving masticatory muscle, tempromandibular joint and associated structured
What are muscle of mastication innervated by?
Mandibular division trigeminal nerve
Examples of masticatory muscle disorders?
Myalgia
- Local myalgia
- Myofascial pain w/ or w/o referral
What muscles are often affected during musculature pain?
Large closing muscle - temporalis/ masseter
Signs/ symptoms of masticatory muscle disorders?
Familiar pain in muscle on function/ parafunction or palpitation
Examples of true tempormandibular joint disorders?
Arthralgia
Disc disorders
Degenerative joint disease
Subluxation
What is arthralgia?
Joint pain in TMJ
What are types of disc disorder?
Disc displacement w/ reduction
DD + R w/ intermittent locking
DD - R w/ limited opening
DD - R w/o limited opening
How diagnose degenerative joint diease?
Panoramic imaging - OPT
CT gold standard
What causes TMJ subluxation?
TMJ hyper-mobility causes condyle subluxation - goes beyond eminence
What is myofasical pain w/ referral ?
Pain beyond boundary of muscle being palpated
How can referred pain in myofascial pain present?
Toothache, headache, earache
Most common disc disorder?
DD + R
What is DD+R?
Disc displacement w/ reduction
Disc position isn’t maintained on condyle throughout range of movement